Category:Physiology 1
Pages in category ‘Physiology 1’
The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
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- 1. Membrane potential and action potential. Explain their ionic mechanisms. Membrane properties of CNS neurons
- 2. The compound action potential. Conductive properties of various nerve fibers
- 3. Neurochemistry of synapses, neurotransmitters, postsynaptic receptors and neuromodulators. EPSP, IPSP
- 4. The neuromuscular junction
- 5. Molecular mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction. Structure of skeletal muscle. The regulatory role of calcium ion
- 11. Describe the body fluid compartments and explain the methods used for measurement of body fluid volumes
- 12. Describe the major plasma proteins and the other non-electrolytic constituents of blood and explain their function in the body
- 13. Describe the intra- and extracellular ionic components and explain their physiological functions
- 14. The structure, function and origin of erythrocytes
- 15. Characterize the various leukocytes indicating their origins and functions
- 16. Origin and function of blood platelets
- 17. The basic structure and metabolism of haemoglobin and the metabolism of iron
- 18. Describe the two pathways involved in the initiation of blood coagulation
- 21. Regulation of H+ ion concentration in the blood
- 22. A-B-0 blood groups. The Rh blood types
- 25. Generators and conductors of impulses in the heart. Refractory periods
- 26. The sequence of events in the cardiac cycle
- 27. The human electrocardiogram (ECG). Electrocardiography. Bipolar and unipolar leads
- 28. The heart sounds. Phonocardiography (PCG)
- 29. Cardiac output. Measurement, normal standards and physiological variations
- 30. Metabolism and energetics of cardiac muscle
- 31. Ventricular wall tension and the Laplace relationship
- 32. The heart-lung preparation (Starling’s laws)
- 33. Arterial blood pressure. Determinants of normal arterial blood pressure
- 34. The arterial and the venous pulse. Basic principles of hemodynamics.
- 35. Circulation through the capillaries
- 36. The properties, production and the movement of lymph
- 37. Circulation in the vein. Effect of gravity on circulation
- 38. The pulmonary circulation. Control of lung vessels
- 39. The coronary circulation
- 40. Cerebral circulation. The concept of “blood-brain barrier”
- 41. Splanchnic circulation
- 42. Skeletal muscle circulation. Cutaneous circulation
- 43. Nervous control of the heart
- 44. Control mechanisms of the circulatory system. General considerations
- 45. Local control of the vascular smooth muscle
- 46. Autoregulation of blood flow in tissues and organs
- 47. The function and importance of baroreceptors in the regulation of circulation
- 48. Reflex control mechanisms of circulation
- 49. Mechanisms of vasoconstriction and vasodilatation
- 50. Mechanics of respiration (functions of respiratory muscles, compliance, intrathoracic pressures, respiratory volumes)
- 51. Alveolar air, alveolar ventilation, dead spaces. Function of the respiratory passageways
- 52. Gaseous exchange in the lungs and tissues
- 53. O2 and CO2 transport in the body
- 54. Peripheral and central regulatory mechanisms of respiration. Respiratory reflexes
- 55. Chemical control of respiration. Acidosis, alkalosis
- 56. Different types of hypoxia. Oxygen treatment. Mechanisms of acclimatisation. Nitrogen narcosis. Decompression sickness
- 73. Dynamics of glomerular filtration. Glomerular filtration rate. Plasma clearance
- 74. Renal blood flow. Clearance of PAH. Extraction ratio. Filtration fraction
- 75. Regulation of renal blood flow and pressure. Renin-angiotensin system
- 76. Reabsorption and secretion of different substances in the renal tubule. Methods for their investigation